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Originally posted by COLDBASS
Oh yeah, make sure the line is empty of water, otherwise you'll never get the right heat...
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Keep a half a loaf of bread around just in case of a situation in which you cant get all the water out of the pipe. Seriously. Crush a few pieces up, shove them up the pipe with your pinky and it will hold back the water while you sweat the connection. When you turn the water back on, the bread will blow right out of the pipe as long as you remember to remove the aerator from the faucet spout (which is a good idea eve if you DON'T need bread...).
Get the right tools, including the emery cloth, wire brushes (3 in one, with a fitting for doing inside and outside the pipe), good flux and a trigger start torch that will work with MAPP gas.
Buff the ends shiny, flux both pieces that your putting together, turn teh torch on them in the center of the flame, hold it there until the flame starts to turn green, pull the torch away and put the tip of the solder to the joint until you get a drip of solder, then you know it's full. Then wipe with a dry rag.
Practice a fewe times, it's easier than you might think.
PM me if you want, I'll shoot you my phone #, I can talk you through this if you want. I've done it more times than I care to admit.